Speaking of XH558, apparently her Saturday pilot (Kev Rumens, I believe) got a slap across the knuckles for his enthusiastic take-off, a different pilot did the Sunday display and took it a little more sedately. But that was a good send-off for the old girl at her last RIAT, fighter take-off and then a sharp wing-over. The only thing that could have beaten that would have been a vertical into a roll like they used to do in the 1950s but I think that might have been a little too risky, although I think the airframe could have taken it, Avro built them well.
Anyway, here's Saturdays take-off, enjoy:
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